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| Thread ID: 51249 | 2004-11-15 20:11:00 | Auto Start of Programs in WinXP | Steve_L (763) | Press F1 |
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| 292544 | 2004-11-15 20:11:00 | When I used Win98, I knew how to get programs to start automatically upon boot up. Now with XP I cannot figure how to do it. There must be a Start Up folder somewhere that I can put a shortcut to the .exe file?? BTW, the program I want to have start automatically is Proxomitron, mentioned here on PF1 (Metla I believe). This is a great freebee that cuts out all of those annoying adverts, graphics, etc etc from web pages, meaning that pages load faster. More at: http://proxomitron.org Ohhhhh no! That site says Proxomitron is dead :( Try: http://www.proxomitron.info/ and www.proxomitron.info |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 292545 | 2004-11-15 20:22:00 | Click start/all programs then you should find you startup folder there . hth |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 292546 | 2004-11-15 20:33:00 | Yes, OK, but I cannot 'paste' the shortcut there. And if I go into C drive, Programs, the Startup Folder is not there. |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 292547 | 2004-11-15 20:43:00 | right click start menu / explorer all users (or just explore) / navigate to startup folder, paste yr shortcut. | viper (6375) | ||
| 292548 | 2004-11-15 20:48:00 | OK viper, I pasted it. :) If it does not work when I reboot, I will come back - otherwise THANKS. |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 292549 | 2004-11-15 20:49:00 | The location of the startup folder in XP C:\Documents and Settings\Your user name\Start Menu\Programs\Startup |
Davesdad (923) | ||
| 292550 | 2004-11-15 20:55:00 | Davesdad: Thanks!! (Not sure why I could not find this the other day! :*) :_| |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 292551 | 2004-11-15 21:05:00 | Your other option is to have Proximitron launch your browser. So to start surfing you would fire up Proximoton and then your browser would fire up as well,This saves the need to have it running constantly but also means its running when your surfing. Helps if you don't like to have programs using resorces for no real reason,and while its footprint is small these background apps tend to multiply over time...... |
Desperado (6407) | ||
| 292552 | 2004-11-17 10:39:00 | OK, now I see in the StartUp tab, the option for entering the line for whatever browser needed to start with Proxomitron . Don't think I will use it now, but it is good to know . [Have a gig RAM so at last, after putting up with meager available RAM, etc, I can run a number of programs without worrying . ] |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 292553 | 2004-11-17 14:20:00 | Remember this is XP you're talking about. Make sure to turn off Paging (swap file) to make use of it, else you'll find XP will still use the hard drive as a dumping ground and still continue to try and make the system crawl. Kame |
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